check before: 2025-03-01
Product:
Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Outlook, Teams
Platform:
Mac, Online, Teams And Surface Devices, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Feature update, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Viva Engage will soon update the "Community information" experience for community admins, simplifying text creation and editing, and limiting the section to 32k characters. This change will apply to various Engage apps and will roll out from late March to mid-April 2025. No admin action is required.
Details:
Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: Community admins will have an upgraded experience for viewing, creating, and editing text in the full Community information section. The new experience will use a simplified version of the same publisher used for creating posts in Viva Engage and will limit the length of the Community information section to 32k characters (the same as the limit for articles).
This message applies to:
Engage app on the desktop (as a progressive web app)
Engage app in Microsoft Outlook (new Outlook for Windows desktop, Outlook for the web, and new Outlook for Mac desktop)
Engage app in Microsoft Teams (Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web)
Engage on the web (www.engage.cloud.microsoft.com)
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479405.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025.
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2025-03-18
updated:
2025-03-18
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
User Experience Disruption
The update may confuse users who are accustomed to the previous community information editing experience, leading to potential frustration and decreased productivity during the transition period.
- roles: Community Admins, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=479405
Content Limitations
The new character limit of 32k may restrict community admins from providing comprehensive information, potentially leading to incomplete community descriptions and user dissatisfaction.
- roles: Community Admins, Content Creators
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=479405
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